Whippy, Kelesi (2021) Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education in the 21st Century. Springer Nature, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-16-5738-2
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Teacher training policies are mainly designed by governments and/or teacher training institutions and, to some extent, have the inputs of teachers and other stakeholders. Ideally, teacher training policies are expected to generate conditions and establish requirements to enhance teacher performance and, hence, to benefit student learning at the school level (Fullan in The Jossey-Bass readere on educational leadership, Jossey-Bass, 2000). It could be argued that teacher training policies become effective as they produce synergies with the dynamics taking place inside the school and with those relating to its external environment. The aim of this chapter is three-fold. The first part looks at the national context of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in terms of its educational settings. The second focusses on current policies of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) teacher education offered at the University of the South Pacific (USP) RMI campus in conjunction with curriculum content and pedagogies including information on the age focus policies. In addition, discussions on the current situation on staffing for early childhood teachers and how teacher registration agencies work with other stakeholders at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Training (MOEST) and/or Public Schools Systems (PSS). The third part highlights the Teacher Induction Program (TIP) design and development as a critical teacher development model for ECEC teachers in the RMI.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Divisions: | School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education (SPACE) |
| Depositing User: | Ms Shalni Sanjana |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2025 21:41 |
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2025 21:41 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/14971 |
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